PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nicolo Avecilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kula Modrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Avecilla
vs
Modrich

171 cm
24
149 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
151 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicolo Avecilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kula Modrich!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avecilla takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick from Avecilla lands but Modrich takes it in his stride.
Avecilla lands a head kick!
Nicolo Avecilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Modrich throws a combination. Avecilla tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Avecilla takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Avecilla is rocked!

Avecilla forces Modrich back against the cage and clinches.
Oh Avecilla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Avecilla.
Avecilla seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Avecilla breaks the clinch.
Avecilla seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Avecilla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Modrich.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Avecilla.
Modrich throws a shot from downtown. Avecilla moves away and avoids it.

Avecilla fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Modrich, pushing him back against the cage.
Modrich is trying to push Avecilla away but Avecilla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Avecilla scores with a knee to the head.
Avecilla with a knee to the head.

Avecilla manages to break the clinch.
Avecilla explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Avecilla instigates a clinch.
Avecilla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Modrich backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avecilla connects with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Avecilla as Modrich tries to tie him up.
Avecilla lands an elbow inside that Modrich shrugs off.
Modrich tries to break the clinch but Avecilla is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Avecilla obliges.
Avecilla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Modrich tries to score a body lock takedown but Avecilla shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Modrich trying to control the position but instead, Avecilla has worked for underhooks and has pushed Modrich into the cage.
Avecilla throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Avecilla scores with a knee to the head.
Avecilla creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Modrich's defenses.
A knee to the head by Avecilla.
Avecilla connects with a knee to the head.
Avecilla lands an elbow inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Avecilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avecilla walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Avecilla feints and as Modrich raises his hands in defense, Avecilla changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Avecilla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Modrich is keeping the position for now.
Avecilla throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Modrich controls Avecilla momentarily but Avecilla frees himself.
Modrich has control of Avecilla's left arm, preventing Avecilla from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Modrich trying to control the position.
Avecilla wants to control from the top but Modrich keeps moving.
Avecilla wants to pass the guard but Modrich is keeping the position.
Avecilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Modrich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Avecilla controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Modrich tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modrich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Modrich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Avecilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Modrich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Avecilla gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A left and a right from Modrich both land. Nice combination.

Avecilla clinches up with Modrich and pushes him back against the cage.
Avecilla is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Avecilla connects with a nasty looking knee right to Modrich's face.
Avecilla is breathing heavily.
Avecilla scores with a knee to the head.
Modrich is trying to pull guard but Avecilla has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Avecilla lands an elbow inside.
Modrich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Modrich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Avecilla walks away with a smile on his face. Modrich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nicolo Avecilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kula Modrich.
Modrich throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Avecilla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Modrich.
Modrich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Avecilla moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Avecilla pushes Modrich away with a front kick.
Avecilla throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Avecilla.

Avecilla clinches.
Modrich takes a knee to the side of the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Avecilla.
Avecilla gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Avecilla breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Avecilla fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Modrich, pushing him back against the cage.
Modrich stalling in the clinch but Avecilla improves position.
A short uppercut from Avecilla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolo Avecilla dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Avecilla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Avecilla slips a jab and a cross from Modrich.
Avecilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Avecilla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Modrich can do to turn this around?
Avecilla throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Avecilla gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Avecilla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Modrich backwards.
A knee to the head by Avecilla.
Avecilla avoiding damage as Modrich throws knees to the body.
Avecilla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Avecilla lands a knee to the body.
Modrich wants a takedown.
Avecilla connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avecilla with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Avecilla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avecilla lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Avecilla lands a shoulder strike.
Modrich tries to pull guard but Avecilla holds him up against the cage and eventually Modrich drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avecilla lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Avecilla.
Modrich is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nicolo Avecilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kula Modrich.
Modrich is trying to break the clinch but Avecilla is controlling him.
Avecilla lands a body punch.
Avecilla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Avecilla stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Avecilla creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Modrich's defenses.
Avecilla lands a nice elbow.
Modrich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nicolo Avecilla has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Avecilla landing knees to the head.
Avecilla lands a nice uppercut.
Avecilla lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avecilla is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Modrich takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avecilla with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Modrich jumps guard but Avecilla turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Modrich tries to pull guard but Avecilla forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Modrich trying to stall but Avecilla improves his position.
Modrich is trying to break the clinch but Avecilla is controlling him.
Avecilla lands a right hand.
Avecilla lands an uppercut.

Avecilla breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Modrich.
The fighters circling - Modrich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Avecilla fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Modrich, pushing him back against the cage.
Avecilla scores with a nice hook to the head.
Avecilla lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Avecilla landing knees to the body.
Avecilla landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avecilla lands with a right to the head.
Avecilla stops a takedown attempt from Modrich.
Modrich takes a shot to the head.
Avecilla lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Avecilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Modrich lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Modrich. That snapped Avecilla's head back.
Kula Modrich seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Avecilla moves into range and clinches up with Modrich.
Avecilla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Modrich backwards.
Avecilla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Modrichs head.
Avecilla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Avecilla working Modrich over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Modrich takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Avecilla.

Avecilla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avecilla drops his hands momentarily and Modrich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Modrich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Modrich takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Avecilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Avecilla slams his shin into Modrich's torso.
Modrich misses with a straight right.
Modrich scores with a sloppy right hand. Avecilla should have avoided that one.
Modrich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Avecilla takes the fight into the clinch.
Modrich can't break the clinch.
Modrich is trying to break the clinch but Avecilla has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avecilla lands with a short shot to the head.
Avecilla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Avecilla putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Modrich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolo Avecilla dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Avecilla throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Avecilla slips under a jab.
Modrich throws a looping overhand right but Avecilla ducks down to avoid it.

Avecilla shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Avecilla was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Modrich is looking to regain half guard here but Avecilla keeps moving and retains side control.
Modrich keeps trying to improve his position.
Avecilla working away.
Avecilla in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Modrich is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Avecilla lands a few punches from side control.
Avecilla is looking to take a break and control but Modrich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Avecilla tries to move to mount but Modrich blocks the move with his legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Avecilla wants to control but Modrich is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Avecilla are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Modrich defending against the ground and pound.
Avecilla throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Avecilla trying to control the action but Modrich is working from the bottom.
Avecilla working away.
Modrich tries to improve position but can't.
Avecilla scores with punches from side control.
Modrich takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Modrich is looking to reverse the position.
Modrich wants to control but Avecilla postures up.
Avecilla tries to move into full mount but can't pass Modrich's legs.
Avecilla has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Avecilla working the ground and pound but Modrich is defending the strikes.
Avecilla is looking to take a break and control but Modrich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avecilla creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Modrich sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Modrich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Avecilla postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Avecilla has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Modrich!
Modrich tries to lock up and control but Avecilla gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Avecilla landing strikes from the mount.
Avecilla thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Avecilla is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Modrich can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Avecilla can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Modrich is looking to escape.
Modrich is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avecilla lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Modrich hang on?
Avecilla scoring with strikes but Modrich is staying in there.
Avecilla lands a big shot there that rocks Modrich but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Avecilla landing strikes from the mount.
Avecilla can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Modrich is looking to escape.
Modrich is wriggling around trying to escape.
Modrich wants to control but Avecilla is having none of it.
Modrich is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Avecilla with good strikes from the mount here!
Avecilla landing shots from mount.
Avecilla sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Avecilla with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modrich working to try and regain half guard.
Avecilla wants to control the pace but Modrich is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avecilla looking to finish with strikes here!
Avecilla scoring with strikes but Modrich is staying in there.
Modrich is wriggling around trying to escape.
Avecilla landing strikes from the mount and Modrich is in trouble!
Modrich is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Modrich is squirming around, avoiding Avecilla's attempts to control the action.
Modrich wants to hold on but Avecilla pushes him away.
Avecilla throws some wild stikes that Modrich manages to avoid easily.
Modrich is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kula Modrich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicolo Avecilla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Avecilla with the ground and pound from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolo Avecilla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Avecilla, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolo Avecilla!
Nicolo Avecilla made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm calling out David Presley. We got a date. Ready when you are, sweetheart!'.